Pivots & Couplings Manufacturing Services | C-Flex Bearing Co., Inc.

C-Flex Pivots withstand harsh environments

C-Flex Bearing Co., Inc. manufactures frictionless bearings, pivots and flexible couplings. We enjoy customizing pivots, couplings, and other flexural components to our customer specfications.

  1. C-Flex Bearing Co., Inc. currently delivers Roll and Azimuth Transfer Lines used in the F-18 IRST long range, passive infrared sensor system to Lockheed Martin Space Systems. The system scans for and identifies heat sources within a specified field of view.
  2. C-Flex manufactures aluminum gas transfer lines used in the Northrop Grumman’s electro-optical distributed aperture system on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
  3. The C-Flex pivot is currently installed into the only moving part on the NASA WISE telescope recently launched into space. The scanner moves a small aluminum mirror and is a critical part of the entire mission success.

Various testing methods are available through C-Flex Bearing to accommodate the customer with quality test requirements:

  • Heat Lot Tests
  • Braze Lot Tests
  • Plating Coupons
  • Performance/Cycle Tests

We are a small business with large resources. If you have an application for a precision, limited motion flexural component, contact us and we will be pleased to work with you in bringing your design to fruition.

If you are currently investigating the use of gas transfer lines, please contact us with your specifications and we will be happy to work with you and your company.